New ruling on min LBS for deer hunting

[awb500magman]

Ok I dint know if any one has herd but for 2007 the minimum LBS for deer hunting is now 30lbs......

Later Adam

[Grute Man]

I heard they were thinking of dropping that.  Do you think its really enough energy at 30 lbs to make a clean kill?  I know my oldest boy is chompin at the bit to bow hunt but cant draw even 35 yet.  I think its great to get more people into hunting but wonder how many wounded animals could result from this.
Grute

[awb500magman]

It is hard to say how Manny wounded deer are going to be out there because of this but My 45lbs recuve is getting 28ft lbs of KE and I have blown thru one doa with it and I did test a 30lbs compound with a 350gr arrow and it was 27" draw and got 33ftlbs of KE out of that bow so If my recuve could do it I don't see how a 30lbs bow properly set up cant.....

Fact is a 30 lbs compound now is getting better speed and efficacy than a 50lbs bow 15 years ago...